Speaking Engagements

“How to Pitch your Book to Hollywood” by Evan Hundhausen

This talk will be about how to pitch to Hollywood through your email account and we will go over how to find agent and management company emails, how to structure a “brief” email and subject line, and I will go over stories about “real” experiences I’ve had pitching to agents in Beverly Hills and LA.

  • August 25th, 2018 – Fort Collins Comic Con – Fort Collins, Colorado

https://fococomiccon.com/timetable/event/learn-to-pitch-your-story-to-magazines/

“Learn to Pitch Your Story to Magazines” by Evan Hundhausen

If you desire to write for magazines, Evan Hundhausen can help. We’re led to believe the world of “print” is a dying industry, but while you’re thinking that Evan’s getting on the magazine shelves at Barnes and Noble. He doesn’t even have a Journalism degree, but he broke into article writing anyway and gets paid. Learning the art of writing a “blog post” can only get you more gigs, so let Evan show you the right way to pitch and write your ideas for magazines. All you need is an email account, an internet connection, and an open mind.

Presenters: Evan Hundhausen

Event Timeslots (1)

Serenity Room, Saturday
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PAPER PRESENTATION – PowerPoint Presentation

“Budtender Horror Stories” by Evan Hundhausen

Ever wonder what a budtender goes through at dispensaries in Colorado?  Evan Hundhausen got the skinny and will be sharing budtender stories he recorded anonymously from people working in the industry.   Inspired by “Bartender Horror Stories” (you may have seen these types of blog posts online) the article was published in a Denver Cannabis magazine.  Not just horror stories were uncovered, but love stories and even comedic ones as well. 

Evan Hundhausen: Author, Freelance Writer, Cannabis Journalism

Track: Economic and Business, Social, Behavioral, Education, and Public Health, Experiential Knowledge: Research, Teaching, and Learning

https://www.hcmagazine.com/budtender-horror-stories-the-good-the-bad-and-the-lovey-dovey/

  • May 18-20 2018 – The Writers’ Idea Factory Workshop/Retreat – Louisville, Colorado

LECTURE/TEACHING – PowerPoint Presentation

Dialogue: Can You Hear It? by Evan Hundhausen

Evan Hundhausen’s favorite thing to write is dialogue.  When you meet Evan in person he might say to you, “I hear what you’re saying,” instead of, “I see what you’re saying.” He’s won awards in play-writing, screenwriting and journalism, so he must know something about this subject, huh?  Sit in on his class and he’ll show you some gosh darn easy techniques on creating great dialogue for your story or whatever it is you’re writing.  You’ll soon learn his techniques can be used creatively in any medium including sales copy and even on simple Facebook posts.  Be sure to check out his short e-book on the subject for 99 cents at Amazon.

Track: Fiction

LECTURE/TEACHING

Various topics in a classroom setting from Pitching to Magazines, Facebook and Social Media, Writing.

Below are Subjects I’m Qualified to Speak on …

My Education

I received my MFA from Naropa University in 2001 and got my degree concentrating in Fiction.

Fiction

My specialty is dialogue.  See my book written about dialogue here.

I like to write in first person.  Check out my short story collection here.

Freelance Journalism/Cannabis Journalism

I have worked extensively writing articles for hemp and cannabis magazines, both on the national and local level.  I know all about queries, pitching ideas to publications over email, structure and how to generate ideas.

Interviewing People

I have interviewed many people from celebrities to senators and district attorneys.  I know how to record interviews over Skype and own a digital device for face to face interviews.  I know how to write Q&A’s and how to use statements and quotes for written articles.

Blogging

I have written my own blog posts and have worked for the blogging site herb.co.  There I learned the ins and outs of blog structure and virtual office communication through the platforms “Slack” and WordPress.

Self-Publishing

I am self-published on Amazon and know the ins and outs extensively, like DIY book cover creation in MS Word, formatting e-books, making print and audio books with CreateSpace and ACX.

Book Marketing and Social Media

I’ve learned ad copy and gorilla marketing techniques on social media like Facebook, Tumbler, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIN to promote my blog posts and my books.   I know how to build Facebook Business pages and how to promote them.  I’ve also managed “group” pages of other organizations.  Currently I’m taking a course called “Mark Dawson’s Ads for Authors” which covers advertising self-published books.

E-Mail Marketing

Currently I use MailChimp and I’m building an email list and promoting my blog posts and writing.  I know the nuts and bolts on this topic to introduce beginners.  I know ad copy techniques to “sell.”

Screenwriting

I know structure and how to make a great first 10 pages.  I went to Western State University in the summer of 2017 to take classes on screenwriting from Hollywood pros like Mike Reiss, writer of “The Simpsons,” JS Mayank, working Hollywood writer, and Trai Cartwright of craftwrite.com.

Currently I’m writing  “query” letters and pitching my finished screenplays to Hollywood studios.

DJ – EDM Music Production

I make my own music at djcola.bandcamp.com.

I’ve also written a book about it too.  Click here to see it.

I’ve interviewed many DJs and written about music.

I’m an experienced DJ and once had a three year long residency at a popular club.

https://www.youtube.com/user/djcoladotnet

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